Daily Republican., 1887-02-04
CITY COUNCIL.

Murray Ohjsess 10 the Pay-Rsli aua
the Numbsr cf Cennitsss nAsstasgs.
Ths regular weekly session Of City
Council was called to order promptly
st 730 O'Clock last night BY President
Eokel, after which the roll was called
Iby Clark Messick and the minutes Of
we're read and approved.
The Printing Committee reported In
favor ofawarding the contrast for prin J.
ing $40 copies OF the report Of the
Board Of Heslth to Hubert A. ko0p at
98 cents page.
Mr.. Miller asksd II this was the low
est bid which the committee had re-
ceived
Mr.. Msrris Taylor said II was not tho
lowest bid, - the parties 1T Middleton y n
had offered to ,lo the work little lower,
but tho committee did not think Il Just
to send tho work away from the city.
The Mercantile Printing Company had
offered TO DO the work for "a cents Q
page, which, ~ the report will probably
consist Of aeventy pages, would make .
difference Of " 30 on the job, but for
good and sum cient reasons the commit
tee had decided to accept this bid.
Mr. Miller said that while he was op.
posed to giving this work 70 parties
outside Of the city, he was In favor Of
giving it to the lowest bidder, even if
the diff renee was but few cents. This
company did SONS work for the city
about one year ago, which WAS pro.
nounced by Mr.. James equal to any
ever donc In this city. This company
work, and wers ready to give security
that they would strictly comply with
the requirements. He moved as an
amendment that the contract be
A~arded to the Mercantile Company.
Mr.. Merris Tay lor said he v 20 sorry to
be obliged 10 go into particulars, and
ktheu proceeded to state how this oom-
bany lad obtained the con trAct 10 print
the report Of the chief engineer aud sur
vsyor last year, and said the work was
not only inferior, but thsy had 70 wait
three mon tbs for 1t. II this contract 10
awarded to Mr.. Roop the work will bs
done In . satisfactory manner, and
within the prescribed time.
The discussion was continued for
some timo and participated In By
IMessrs. Murray and Chambers. In Addi.
tion 10 those who had already spoken.
A vote WAS then taken on the amend
Iment and It was lost, and the original
motiop giving the contract TO Mr. Roop
was carried.
The Police Com mmittes. 10 whom was
referred tho resolution offered BY Mr.
: ISawdon last Thursday night, making
1t tho duty Of tho bAiliG Of Council 10
witness the killing Of dogs by Omcer
Foster, reported the resolution back
without taking any action cn II, and
Mr.. BArnhill sail As the duties Of the
4 h.ti thaA h. q Ia ~ oh
ter, they did not think they had any
right 70 interfere with taeu. Omcsr
Foster had made Q proposition to the
icom mittes and he moved that he be
c Iallowod 70 state IL to Council.
Mr.. Hawkins objected. bat upon .
vote being taken bis objection was
I ovorrnled, and Offiosr Foster vas given
v the privilege Of the aoor.
He comneI cod By saying that he
i was sorry that thA office he held wss
the cause OF making 80 much trouble,
and was proceoding to state what he
bad been told was said about him by
some members Of Council, when Mr..
Miller objected, and the President re
questod him TO state his proposition.
is said that he was willing 10 take up
al. Unregistered dogs, TO fnd his own
horse and wagon, and . dog pound out
aide OF the city, II Council would give
him $65 per month. Instead of 81 per
head as 10 now paid. He would also do
the same amount Of extra police duty
4, that he now performs, and said that
not long ago he had served 10 nights
! without pay.
Il Mr Cbambers moved that Mr.. Saw.
don's resolution bc adopted, when Hr.
Moore offered an amend N ment that the
hai ha do.
, killed, this amount TO be deducted
fro N the 81 per head paid the dog ex-
ter ninator.
Mr. Barnhill said that II he wss the
balliff, and this resolution Rhould be
4 adopted. he wouAi not pay any atten'
. ton 70 1t. The law provides that the
dog extermiDAtor shall have 81 per
head for each dog that be kills, and
, Council could not make any change In
1t without repeating she ordinance.
The discussion was COZ tin nod for
| Isome time, when finally the ordinances
was read, when the President declared
4. Mr.. Aoore's amendment ont Of order.
The oris inal resolution was then
taken mp when Merris Taylcy opposed
IL and advised Council TO let The m attel
stand as u is. He said that this outcry
sgainst Oficer Foster was nothing less
than q persecution, and that member,
seemed 10 lose sight Of Abe fact thai
since he had nlled his present position
he had increased tho revenuee of ths
oity very materially, and that more
doss were registered than ever before
4 vote was then taken on the resolu
tion and 1t was adopted.
The Street Com mittse reporaod favor
ably on the petition OF Alexander Wild
dington TO have ashes placed on the bed
n OF Union street from Sixteenth street tt
! Delaware avenue,
Tho City Treasurer reported q balance
h To- $36, 6,65l 70 In the Union Nations
c Sank to credit Of current expensez, and
vi, ,oZo W to the credit OF the parh
c iund. Tho following collections for thu
week were aiso reported: Tax Receivsl
X ne, $500; Tax Receiver Moody, t475
hief Engineer Robinson, $45 a; inter
e est on Gillis Trust Fund. IS; Baildipr
inspector Dillon, Ss2. 90; Olsrk Of th'
MuaicipEl Court HylAnd, $257 90; City
AN iitor Ball. s111s o.; Clerk Of th'
Market SmenE SGT Of; Chief Of Polio
'onGherty,. $lS3o.So, over s1.7c0 o
which was from dog tax.
Inc street Commissioner rsporte'
snAt during the week he had 10 men ant
team employed On the streets of tbi
40. ~ "s W w.
The report Of the Buildisg Inspe,to
7 showed that during the past month h
n mad inspected property valued o
- S3I. $50. and received as fees $50 90.
The Goal OIL Inspector reported tina
curing the month Of January he hs,
inspected u eco gallons Of oil.
Ihe Clerk Of the Municipal Court re
S. ported that during the past month b
mad received $2s7 90 for finss, fees An